When looking for info about my copy of Club Me that came today on Wikipedia, I stumbled upon this. Is this real? Does anyone posses this item?

Thanks :)

EDIT: Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_It_Up#Cover_versions

Beheaded

01-09-2009, 07:30 AM

It's not a single, it's a bootleg.

RageAndLov

01-09-2009, 07:32 AM

Well, the song is an official single. It charted on US Modern Rock Charts

Beheaded

01-09-2009, 07:46 AM

But the picture you have posted is the frontcover of the bootleg.

Szandi

01-09-2009, 07:55 AM

Damned cover

Szandi

01-09-2009, 07:59 AM

This is the original:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S1zci07Kono :D
hehe cool
I very like this song.
"Maybe itís my clothes must be to blame
I donít even care if I look a mess
Donít wanna be a sucker like all the rest"
hehe :D

RageAndLov

01-09-2009, 08:06 AM

But the picture you have posted is the frontcover of the bootleg.

Yeah, that was the question I asked. If this is a bootleg, then what is the real single like? Or does it excist at all? Is there any official hard copies of this single?

Oxygene

01-09-2009, 08:13 AM

Yeah, that was the question I asked. If this is a bootleg, then what is the real single like? Or does it excist at all? Is there any official hard copies of this single?

No single..

Beheaded

01-09-2009, 08:27 AM

That's what I've said.

It's not a single, it's a bootleg.

Blackball_

01-09-2009, 08:55 AM

there wasnt a single, there was a promo though. why it always gets called a single, i dont know.

same for kick him when hes down, bad habit, etc. promo only.

it looks like a cd with some writing on it.... nothing interesting.

edit:.. you posted the bootleg which was a recording from belgium?? 1994? with smash it up from glastonbury as well. first bootleg i ever bought. £20 - fuck bootlegs.

When looking for info about my copy of Club Me that came today on Wikipedia, I stumbled upon this. Is this real? Does anyone posses this item?

Thanks :)

EDIT: Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_It_Up#Cover_versions
I don't know if that's the actual cover to the single or some bootleg, but whatever it is, it's just a cover to some rare collector's item.

Greekoldfan

01-11-2009, 03:54 PM

it is an old bootleg.i posted the date of the live above

Alex101

01-11-2009, 03:59 PM

it is an old bootleg.i posted the date of the live above
How do you know the date? Do you own it or not?

Beheaded

01-12-2009, 01:14 AM

I own it.:)

Oxygene

01-12-2009, 02:59 AM

I own it.:)

I love the green.. I should've made u give it to me :)

Beheaded

01-12-2009, 03:01 AM

If there will be another Offspring Meet and Greet, I will give it to you.;)

Oxygene

01-12-2009, 03:13 AM

If there will be another Offspring Meet and Greet, I will give it to you.;)

I could never accept it :P

Beheaded

01-12-2009, 03:20 AM

But you have to.;)
Come on, it's just a little CD. No comparison to a meet and greet. It's a shame I only give a cd to you and not my whole collection. :P But......you know.:D

chriiis

01-12-2009, 04:05 AM

it's a bootleg live; 1995.04.16 - La Luna, Brussels, Belgium

i can upload it :)

Oxygene

01-12-2009, 04:24 AM

But you have to.;)
Come on, it's just a little CD. No comparison to a meet and greet. It's a shame I only give a cd to you and not my whole collection. :P But......you know.:D

You don't owe me anything for the meet n greet my friend :)

Greekoldfan

01-12-2009, 05:12 AM

i think before you posted anything like that here just dont be so lazy and check offspringbootlegs.info there's a lot of information and live bootlegs with their covers there!

Smash punker

01-12-2009, 06:41 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Smash_It_Up.jpg

When looking for info about my copy of Club Me that came today on Wikipedia, I stumbled upon this. Is this real? Does anyone posses this item?

Thanks :)

EDIT: Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_It_Up#Cover_versions

Ohh that picīs awesome. Could be my av! :D

RageAndLov

01-12-2009, 03:13 PM

i think before you posted anything like that here just dont be so lazy and check offspringbootlegs.info there's a lot of information and live bootlegs with their covers there!

Since Wikipedia said it was a official single and had charted (I know, Wikipedia isn't reliable), I didn't think it could be a bootleg, and did not go to offspringbootlegs.info. :)

sbazzone

01-13-2009, 03:24 AM

Since Wikipedia said it was a official single and had charted (I know, Wikipedia isn't reliable), I didn't think it could be a bootleg, and did not go to offspringbootlegs.info. :)

is reliable (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_It_Up#Cover) with a link to billboard.com (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=23138&model.vnuAlbumId=1143767) to prove that this is a single.

RageAndLov

01-13-2009, 03:32 PM

is reliable (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_It_Up#Cover) with a link to billboard.com (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=23138&model.vnuAlbumId=1143767) to prove that this is a single.

yeah, that's what I thought, but all these people says it isn't a single.

Whats the difference between a single and a promo anyway?

Greekoldfan

01-13-2009, 04:46 PM

it wasn't a hard copy single.it was taken from batman forever soundtrack.also it was the 3rd track in all i want single and club me e.p. in 1997(also a live version from glastonbury is available on the meaning of life single).the radios played it back in 1995 as new offspring cover track (original by the damned) because it was in the movie,but it wasn't released as a single.i've got this bootleg and it is a good bootleg.some tracks can be in the charts but it doesn't means necessary they have been released as singles

Blackball_

01-13-2009, 07:43 PM

yeah, that's what I thought, but all these people says it isn't a single.

Whats the difference between a single and a promo anyway?

promos are given out to radio stations.. stuff like that, to promote songs funnily enough. they usually dont have any b-sides other than various edits of songs (longer/shorter versions, shorter clips of songs, censored versions... etcetera) they also *generally* wont have artwork or artwork on the cd.. if you seen one on ebay and didnt know what it was, you could be mistaken for thinking someone made it very crudely at home. promos are available for stuff that wasnt a single (such as smash it up, kick him when hes down, totalimmortal..) but singles always have promo versions, but not every song there is a promo of has a single to match. some countries might have promos that isnt in another country.. japan, example.. had walla walla and staring at the sun as promos, which didnt make it to promo or even single in the rest of the world (please dont start, japan-getting-cool-stuff haters).

now, i cant remember the jist of how billboard and related nonsense works out the listings, and how a promo can be on the chart, but if its anything like how the publishing houses work, there is A LOT more than just single sales that go into the single chart (i know. strange.) downloads count now, but that wouldnt be the case 15 years ago. perhaps something to do with radio plays, requests... or even how many times the particular song was used in relation to the movie... how many people seen the movie that particular week.... i dont know.

singles are those little things you buy with a couple bsides, fancy cover, and usually come along with a video for it.

so to clarify a couple of things:
the cover of smash it up posted is obviously a bootleg, which has been confirmed, yadda yadda.
there IS a smash it up promo (NOT a single) which has nothing to do with the bootleg, and has the very boring primative "artwork".

ooft and i am spent. cigarette, please.

sbazzone

01-14-2009, 01:52 AM

I still prefer biilboard.com instead of a personal opinion.

holland25

01-14-2009, 02:01 AM

It's not Blackball_'s opinion. He's right. Smash It Up was only released as a promo to radio stations, the same as Bad Habit, KHWHD or Spare Me the Details. It had no artwork, it was just plain CD with The Offspring: Smash It Up written on it. This artwork is from a bootleg.

sbazzone

01-14-2009, 04:12 AM

It's not Blackball_'s opinion. He's right. Smash It Up was only released as a promo to radio stations,

Dude, did you ever seen the single on eBay or did you know someone who has the single of Smash it up? No? Weird. Believe us, it was only released as a promo.

RageAndLov

01-14-2009, 02:54 PM

promos are given out to radio stations.. stuff like that, to promote songs funnily enough. they usually dont have any b-sides other than various edits of songs (longer/shorter versions, shorter clips of songs, censored versions... etcetera) they also *generally* wont have artwork or artwork on the cd.. if you seen one on ebay and didnt know what it was, you could be mistaken for thinking someone made it very crudely at home. promos are available for stuff that wasnt a single (such as smash it up, kick him when hes down, totalimmortal..) but singles always have promo versions, but not every song there is a promo of has a single to match. some countries might have promos that isnt in another country.. japan, example.. had walla walla and staring at the sun as promos, which didnt make it to promo or even single in the rest of the world (please dont start, japan-getting-cool-stuff haters).

now, i cant remember the jist of how billboard and related nonsense works out the listings, and how a promo can be on the chart, but if its anything like how the publishing houses work, there is A LOT more than just single sales that go into the single chart (i know. strange.) downloads count now, but that wouldnt be the case 15 years ago. perhaps something to do with radio plays, requests... or even how many times the particular song was used in relation to the movie... how many people seen the movie that particular week.... i dont know.

singles are those little things you buy with a couple bsides, fancy cover, and usually come along with a video for it.

so to clarify a couple of things:
the cover of smash it up posted is obviously a bootleg, which has been confirmed, yadda yadda.
there IS a smash it up promo (NOT a single) which has nothing to do with the bootleg, and has the very boring primative "artwork".

ooft and i am spent. cigarette, please.

Thanks for clearing it all up :)

RageAndLov

01-14-2009, 03:01 PM

Dude, did you ever seen the single on eBay or did you know someone who has the single of Smash it up? No? Weird. Believe us, it was only released as a promo.